Four City traders’ seek appeal against Libor convictions following landmark ruling July 25, 2025 Four former City traders with criminal convictions plan to appeal after the Supreme Court overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo on Wednesday.
City traders’ Libor rate-rigging criminal convictions quashed by Supreme Court July 23, 2025 Former City traders convicted of the rate-rigging scandal have had their criminal charges overturned by the top UK court after years of fighting.
Regulator probes Deloitte over Glencore accounts July 23, 2025 The accountancy regulator announced this morning that it has launched an investigation into Deloitte over audits related to the energy giant Glencore.
Financial services firms dealt tens of millions in regulatory fines July 17, 2025 While deregulation may be the political mood, UK watchdogs are sharpening their swords as banking giants bleed millions in regulatory fines. In under just ten days, the Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England handed out £74.9m worth of fines to a trio of UK financial services firms. Leading the pack, and most recently, was [...]
Bankrupt council faces multi-million-pound fraud probe June 3, 2025 The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation into an alleged multi-million-pound fraud committed against Thurrock Council.
Fraud crackdown helps stop the rise of online scams May 28, 2025 Over £1.1bn was stolen in 2024 as the financial services sector works to protect its customers; criminals find new ways to exploit people
Could Gordon Ramsay’s ramen deal be his latest kitchen nightmare? May 27, 2025 “Take a nice hefty fork of noodles,” Gordon Ramsay says, “and now we’re going to start building.” “Sprinkle my veg in and around: look at that, beautiful. And then add a touch more noodles.” Ramsay is in the middle of a YouTube tutorial on the Chef Woo channel, showing viewers how to make a chicken [...]
The only organisations that should fear whistleblowers are those with something to hide May 15, 2025 UK businesses should welcome, not fear, proposed legislation to strengthen protections for whistleblowers, says Peter Tutton The Horizon scandal, grooming gangs, vehicle safety cover-ups – all these issues have made headlines over the past year. The common thread is the involvement of whistleblowers – either in exposing the scandal or providing critical evidence to prevent [...]
Serious Fraud Office charges Lloyd’s broker over bribery April 17, 2025 The Serious Fraud Office has accused a UK insurance company of failing to prevent international bribery.
Former City traders set for Supreme Court showdown March 24, 2025 Former City traders convicted of the rate-rigging scandal are now playing their last card this week by taking their case to the highest court